EP0184795B1 - Tamperproof-cap made of plastic and being child-proof - Google Patents

Tamperproof-cap made of plastic and being child-proof Download PDF

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EP0184795B1
EP0184795B1 EP85115586A EP85115586A EP0184795B1 EP 0184795 B1 EP0184795 B1 EP 0184795B1 EP 85115586 A EP85115586 A EP 85115586A EP 85115586 A EP85115586 A EP 85115586A EP 0184795 B1 EP0184795 B1 EP 0184795B1
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Evans Santagiuliana
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D50/00—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
    • B65D50/02—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions
    • B65D50/04—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one
    • B65D50/041—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one the closure comprising nested inner and outer caps or an inner cap and an outer coaxial annular member, which can be brought into engagement to enable removal by rotation

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  • the inside cap and the outside cap present on their cylindrical surfaces two cog-rims facing each other and having cogs positioned in such a direction that they can only engage each other in the tightening direction of the cap, while they slide on each other in the untightening direction.
  • Another inconvenience is that concerning the limited safety offered by the cap, because of the incautious opening which can be achieved in any case by children of a certain age.
  • a safety cap which according to claim 1, comprises an inside element screwed on the neck of a bottle, a virtually cylindrical outside element coaxial with and rotatably mounted on the inside element, a pushbutton inserted between the inside element and the outside element and resiliently urged away from the inside element, being characterized in that the push-button is engaged with the outside element by means of first pair of cogged rims present in the facing surfaces of the outside element and of the push- button, and in that the coupling between the outside element and the inside element, to ensure the untightening of the said cap from the bottle, occurs only when the push-button is pressed against the bottle in the axial direction, the coupling operating by means of at least one pair of second cogged rims present in the facing surfaces of the inside element and of the push-button.
  • the inside element is screwed to the bottle by means of a suitable thread being present on the inside wall; besides, said element presents one or more cogs on its outside cylindrical surface, which engage with another series of cogs being present on the facing surface of the more external element, being coaxially connected with it.
  • the cogs are positioned so that they only engage with each other when the cap is tightened, while they slide on each other when the outside cap is turned in the untightening direction of rotation.
  • the push-button presents on its lateral surface a series of cogs which engage with the cogs belonging to the outside element, so that both the push-button and the outside element are forced to rotate together.
  • the push-button presents on its lower surface a radial series of cogs, so that when it is pressed downward, its cogs engage with other cogs being present on the upper flat surface of the inside element. In this way, i.e., by keeping the push-button pressed downward and by rotating the outside cap in the untightening direction, the opening of the bottle is obtained.
  • Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 the inside element of the cap is indicated with 10. It is provided with thread 19 which is screwed directly on the bottle neck 40; said inside element is made of plastic and it presents an almost cylindrical bottom part ending with a protruding circular edge 11 which engages with an equal seat 12 being present on the internal surface of outside element 30. Ring 11 has the task of keeping the outside element 30 centered on the inside element 10.
  • the outside surface of the cylindrical part of the inside element 10 presents a cogged rim, the cogs 13 of which are clearly visible in Fig. 3 and in the cross-section of Fig. 6.
  • Push-button 20 is virtually a cylindrical body having two diameters, in which the upper part presents a concave wall 21 having its concavity turned upwards and being such as to make the positioning of the finger of the hand easy during the cap opening operation.
  • push-button 20 presents a cylindrical body 22 having a larger diameter than the upper body and presenting on its external cylindrical surface a cogged rim consisting of flat cogs 23, which force push-button 20 and the outside element 30 of the cap to turn together in direction of rotation.
  • each cog 14 belonging to the outside element 30 presents on its inclined surface another moulded cog 32 being shorter than cog 14. Therefore, the height of the whole cog, which is the sum of the thicknesses of cog 14 and cog 32 being present on the internal cylindrical wall of the outside element 30, prevents any skipping over of cog 23, no matter what the direction of rotation.
  • push-button 20 presents a scond cogged rim having straight cogs 24, which, when push-button 20 is pushed by the finger pressure against the inside element 10, engage with the cogs 16 of the inside element 10.
  • the lateral surface 22 of the push-button can be polygonal and it can be brought in contact with an equally polygonal surface obtained in the internal wall 31 of the outside element 30 in its upper part in correspondence with the cogs 32, which in this case will not be present.

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EP85115586A 1984-12-13 1985-12-07 Tamperproof-cap made of plastic and being child-proof Expired EP0184795B1 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT85668/84A IT1181798B (it) 1984-12-13 1984-12-13 Tappo per bottiglie con sigillo e apertura di sicurezza realizzato preferibilmente in materia plastica
IT8566884 1984-12-13

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EP0184795A2 EP0184795A2 (en) 1986-06-18
EP0184795A3 EP0184795A3 (en) 1987-12-02
EP0184795B1 true EP0184795B1 (en) 1990-05-23

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EP0184795A3 (en) 1987-12-02
EP0184795A2 (en) 1986-06-18
US4632264A (en) 1986-12-30
DE3577834D1 (de) 1990-06-28
IT8485668A0 (it) 1984-12-13

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